French journalist Paul Amar claimed that certain businesses were deliberately spared during attacks in France for a specific reason.

Veteran French journalist Paul Amar made commentary during a television broadcast on CNews concerning widespread civil unrest and riots across France, asserting that participants in Marseille specifically targeted businesses owned by Jewish proprietors with predetermined lists while leaving neighboring establishments untouched. This commentary spread rapidly across international media and social platforms, leading to various commentary pieces and news aggregation reports about the nature of the destruction during the cost of living and anti government protests. However, independent public officials and law enforcement agencies have not officially verified or substantiated the claim that shops were spared or targeted on the basis of religious ownership during the disturbances.petersworld.orgpetersworld.orgPaul Amar Says Marseille Rioters Targeted Jewish-Owned ShopsFrench veteran journalist Paul Amar made statements on the French news channel CNews asserting that during urban unrest/protests in Marseille (following protests on October 17), rioters possessed targeted lists of addresses Specifically,...

While multiple news blogs and aggregators tracked the circulation of these remarks and placed them in the broader context of urban riots affecting cities such as Paris and Marseille, official institutional records confirming the specific selection criteria or lists alleged by the commentator remain absent from the public record. Because the assertion rests entirely on televised commentary without official investigative corroboration, the factual basis of the selective targeting claim cannot be independently established from current public sources.jfeed.comjfeed.comJewish Owned Businesses Targeted in Marseille Riots Journalist ReportsRioters arrived equipped with specific addresses and lists In a specific street in Marseille, businesses owned by Jewish proprietors were systematically targeted, vandalized, or set on fire Conversely, businesses on the exact same street...ground.newsground.newsFrench Journalist on Air Rioters Burned Jewish Stores and Skipped OverRioters arrived equipped with specific addresses and lists In a specific street in Marseille, businesses owned by Jewish proprietors were systematically targeted, vandalized, or set on fire Media Circulation: The remarks were heavily...